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SALT MINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A job involving drudgery and confinement
Synonyms:
salt mine; treadmill
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("salt mine" is a kind of...):
business; job; line; line of work; occupation (the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A mine where salt is dug
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("salt mine" is a kind of...):
mine (excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted)
